Sunday, November 05, 2006

the chev got stuck and the ford got stuckgot the chev unstuck when the dodge showed upbut the dodge got stuck in the tractor rutwhich eventually pulled out the ford

more rain than we'd seen for a thousand yearscaused financial joys and biblical fearsit caused some smiles, it caused some tearsbut more to the point of our storyfor the first time in the collective memory that old brown prairiethat had been so dry for so long was very muddy, boggy, sticky

well we'd pull one truck out get another stuck inmotors would roar, tires would spinwe'd sink right down, down to the diffwe'd all take turns and then do it againtill no one could move then call one more friendcome on out here, we need ya, bring your truck.

It's got a banjo .. hard to go wrong with a banjo. But even so this is a fun song with a catchy chorus - it's what country music is supposed to be. I'd never heard of the Corb Lund Band until this song played on Boot Liquor Radio ...

Roughest Neck Around

It's 35 below or its 98 aboveAnd he's workin' thru it all, cuz baby this is what he lovesDrives a hundred-fifty miles make sure his kids are doin' fineAnd he sees 'em when he can but he's married to his iron

You'd better hire him on, he's the roughest neck aroundHe got the power in his hands to pull the dragons from the groundYeah.

Ya. I'm not normally enthralled with 'working man' songs - you get the feeling all the guy has done is play in bars for a few years and, ya, it's work but it's not exactly grubbing around in a blizzard driving a Cat (pot, meet kettle). Anyway I don't get that vibe with these guys. Either the real deal or they're good at faking it - I'll bet on the former.

the chev got stuck and the ford got stuckgot the chev unstuck when the dodge showed upbut the dodge got stuck in the tractor rutwhich eventually pulled out the ford

more rain than we'd seen for a thousand yearscaused financial joys and biblical fearsit caused some smiles, it caused some tearsbut more to the point of our storyfor the first time in the collective memory that old brown prairiethat had been so dry for so long was very muddy, boggy, sticky

well we'd pull one truck out get another stuck inmotors would roar, tires would spinwe'd sink right down, down to the diffwe'd all take turns and then do it againtill no one could move then call one more friendcome on out here, we need ya, bring your truck.

It's got a banjo .. hard to go wrong with a banjo. But even so this is a fun song with a catchy chorus - it's what country music is supposed to be. I'd never heard of the Corb Lund Band until this song played on Boot Liquor Radio ...

Roughest Neck Around

It's 35 below or its 98 aboveAnd he's workin' thru it all, cuz baby this is what he lovesDrives a hundred-fifty miles make sure his kids are doin' fineAnd he sees 'em when he can but he's married to his iron

You'd better hire him on, he's the roughest neck aroundHe got the power in his hands to pull the dragons from the groundYeah.

Ya. I'm not normally enthralled with 'working man' songs - you get the feeling all the guy has done is play in bars for a few years and, ya, it's work but it's not exactly grubbing around in a blizzard driving a Cat (pot, meet kettle). Anyway I don't get that vibe with these guys. Either the real deal or they're good at faking it - I'll bet on the former.